Bella Creek is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Bella Creek had a population of 50 people.[1]
| Bella Creek Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Yabba Creek at Bella Creek, 2017 | |||||||||||||||
  Bella Creek | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°28′40″S 152°33′40″E / 26.4777°S 152.5611°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 50 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.80/km2 (4.7/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4570 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 27.8 km2 (10.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Gympie Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gympie | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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History
editBella Junction Provisional School opened on 28 May 1928 with 13 students. It was built with timber donated by local people and built by local farmer Frank Edward Schellbach. Declining enrolments forced the school to close on 11 July 1932.[3] The school was located at the junction of the Bella Creek and Yabba Creek beside the state forest reserve (at approx 26°29′28″S 152°35′16″E / 26.4912°S 152.5879°E).[4][5]
Demographics
editIn the 2016 census Bella Creek had a population of 43 people.[6]
In the 2021 census, Bella Creek had a population of 50 people.[1]
Education
editThere are no schools in Bella Junction. The nearest government primary school is Mary Valley State College in neighbouring Imbil to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Mary Valley State College (to Year 10) and Gympie State High School (to Year 12) in Gympie to the north.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bella Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Bella Creek – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46304)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "EUMUNDI". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 29 October 1927. p. 12. Retrieved 21 February 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Imbil School centenary, 1897-1997 : incorporating Bella Junction, Bollier, Borumba Dam & Brooloo Schools, The Centenary Committee, 1997, pp. map, 5–9, ISBN 978-0-646-33095-2
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bella Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
External links
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